Pads for peace: Indian activists woo women fighters with period products
Activists say they hope the handouts will help engage rebels in peace efforts
Police arrest six in India over murder of 'witch' and her children
Men and women are often branded as witches and assaulted or killed in parts of India, particularly among poor and tribal communities
A million slum-dwellers to benefit as Indian state gives away titles
Odisha will give land rights to those living in slums in small towns and property rights to those in city settlements and expects to cover 200,000 households by the end of the year
Indian state to give property rights to slum dwellers in 'historic' step
"The urban poor in slums will get land rights for residential use that are heritable, mortgageable and non-transferable"
India begins legalising mica mining after child worker deaths expose
Child rights experts say legalising the mining of mica will allow the sector to be regulated, root out child labour, and ensure better wages and conditions for mine workers
Protesters lock horns with Indian state after steelmaker offers to return land
While steelmaker POSCO intends to give back 2,700 acres of land, villagers and authorities clash over who owns the land